Man arraigned on eight counts of robbery

The police, on Thursday, arraigned a man, identified as Nasiru Mohammed, before the Ikeja High Court of Lagos State, presided over by Honourable Justice Oyindamola Ogala for allegedly conspiring to commit robbery and robbery charges.

The defendant is facing a count of conspiracy, and seven counts for robbery.

The prosecuting counsel, O. A. Azeez, told the court that the defendant and others who are still at large conspired to commit the alleged offence brought against them.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on July 4, 2023, at 5.30 pm at the AP Filling Station, Bakare Lane, Agege, Lagos.
Azeez told the court that the defendant conspired to commit robbery and while armed with cutlass robbed one Atokan Abiodun of her Techno-Pro 7 phone valued at N87,000 and her Nokia phone valued at N20,000, and also robbed one James Adeku of his money, and the sum of N20,000. The prosecutor further alleged that the defendants, on the same day, robbed one Ukuma Faith and Nnapana Joseph of his Infinix-Hot 12 valued at N77,000.

He alleged that the defendant also robbed one Akinboye Sunday of his Techno phone valued at N55,000, Effiong Isaac of his Techno phone valued at N22,000 and other personal belongings, Audu Ugojuju of the sum of N7000 and Kayode Oyemola of his Techno-Pop 5 valued at N55,000.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him.
Justice Oyindamola Ogala adjourned the case to November 11, 2024.